This is the biggest issue with the program, as there is a similar site that appears on Search results (has Daumpotplayer in the URL), and that one is apparently a fake website. Note: The official website of PotPlayer is. Here are the screenshots which I took before installing the media player. VirusTotal gave the set up a clean record, except for ClamWin which said it has a generic malware. I can confirm that the current version (I tested 201209 v7) does not contain options for installing third-party software. There was only one way to find out, and I finally decided to give PotPlayer another chance. So, I went through many reddit threads and other forums, where users reported that the latest versions of the video player are clean.
Despite my history with it, I wanted to reassure myself that it was safe. When Martin asked me to take a look at PotPlayer recently, I told him I was concerned about the program's recent issues. Later, I came to know that PotPlayer had started shipping adware with options to install third-party software like Opera, and more recently the inclusion of Avast's installer, among other issues. I ditched PotPlayer after a few years, because MPC seemed to be a lighter alternative at least on my old computer.
